Plateau Utd partners Serbia Football Federation on players’ sale

Plateau United FC of Jos on Wednesday said it had concluded a partnership deal with Serbia Football Federation for the sale of some its players to European clubs.

Coach Bitrus Bewarang, the General Manager of Plateau United, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that the partnership was to help the club to generate funds.

“Before the league started, I spoke with Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang to give us the enablement to raise funds to make Plateau United financially independent. He has agreed and we are partnering with the Serbia Football Federation on the sale of players and sport equipment sponsorship. The sports professor with me here is in Jos to assess the structure of Plateau United and to assess the physical and mental abilities of our players,’’ he said.

Bewarang said five of the club’s players had been selected by the officials to be taken to Serbia for further development and subsequent sale.

“The players will be taken to Serbia, trained and made more marketable before selling them to clubs in Europe and beyond,’’ he said.

The manager said that apart from the Serbian connection, he had also established contact with other countries for the same purpose.

“Apart from Serbian and Belgian connections, I also established contacts with a Spanish organisation and we are also in contact with a South Korean company for the same reason. We are doing all these to get the best business because football is business and we must do everything within our powers to ensure to get the best,’’ he said.

Prof Ivica Trakovic of Football Club Royale Yatsarica, Serbia, said he was in Nigeria on the invitation of Bewarang to assess and take some players to Serbia.

Trakovic, a professor of sports science and a UEFA pro-licensed coach, added that after training, the players would be sold to some clubs that were part of the partnership.